Items Tagged with 'Department of Labor'

Construction material prices rose nearly 10% from a year ago as higher energy, steel and copper costs added pressure on contractors and project budgets.

New Workforce Pell Grants could reshape career training and fast-track skilled worker hiring.

The Labor Department introduced new tools to help U.S. companies assess supply chain risks, identify labor abuses abroad and comply with laws banning forced labor imports.

The proposed rule would restore a streamlined economic reality test, with officials and industry groups citing clarity and flexibility for employers and independent workers.

Events to focus on "Making America Skilled Again Through Registered Apprenticeship." 

The construction industry will need to attract hundreds of thousands of new workers largely to offset retirements and meet renewed spending growth, or risk worsening labor shortages that could drive up costs and slow critical infrastructure projects.

YouthBuild grants fund pre-apprenticeship programs to prepare young people for workforce.

Balfour Beatty’s guilty plea to federal fraud and its $65 million penalty reveal a pattern of deception in military housing that continues to raise urgent questions about accountability and public trust.

The September 2025 jobs report shows the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs, with Secretary Chavez-DeRemer crediting strong private-sector growth and the administration’s economic policies for the better-than-expected results.